Comic books November 1953

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36 pages, full color.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by Milton Lesser, Charles A. Stearns, John Danelaw, Charles Dye, and Bryce Walton. Interior illustrations by Milton Luros, Murphy, Paul Orban, Don Sibley. Softcover pulp magazine; 7-in. x 10-in.; 98 pages; B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 50, Issue 5 - November 1953. Movie Fan Magazine. 92 pages, B&W, 8.5" x 10.75" Cover price $0.20.

Bill Everett art. Stories include "Worth Waiting For," "The Tragic Truth" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "I Do," and "Mary Parker's Man!" Pike cover. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - November 1953. Adventure stories, articles and pin-up photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 Pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy wants to make an old abandoned house safe for kids to play in, but an outlaw finds it to be the perfect hideout. Lash LaRue finds a serpent ring on a dead man and takes it in hopes of identifying him, but soon feels the ring must be cursed. Monte Hale goes after outlaws who use explosives instead of guns in their robberies. Arrow of Doom; Hopalong Cassidy: The House of Danger; Pony Boy Pedro; Ambling Andy; Lash LaRue: The Serpent's Ring; Monte Hale: The Surrender; Lamebrain Lem; Ten-Gallon Tex; Rocky Lane: Assassin for Hire. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton takes over publishing with the next issue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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"United Planets Peace Organization," "The Half-Horrors of Hyades," "Who Stole the Sun," and "The Space Trap!" (all art by Joe Maneely). Back-up story, "Famous Explorers of Space No. 2: Mercury" (art by Benulis/Abel). Two-page text story, "The Stowaways." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 11 - November 1954. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Big Fish, script by David Kahn, art by Bob Brown. Tin Helmet, script by France Herron, art by Jerry Grandenetti. War Record, script by Art Wallace, art by Jim McArdle. Jinx Commander, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Eugene Hughes, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page and Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A killer takes advantage of a trip through the remote jungle to commit his deadly crime. Criminal Harry Loomis is undone by convenient film footage of his crime. The Case of the Strange Murder; No Profit in Crime; Picture of Crime; Voyage of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Horror in the House"; A woman kills her uncle who is an engraver, making it look like suicide; His ghost tells the police to inspect the bullets. "The Evil Stranger"; A woman tries to burn her husband to death to collect the insurance money; He escapes, gets a new plastic face, comes back as an insurance company employee, and marries her. "Haunted Hands" text story by John Martin. "Blood and Old Bones"; A man buys a cemetery to dig for oil. A man whose wife is buried in the cemetery kills one of the workers; That man is then killed by the man who bought the cemetery. "The Dead Speak!"; Two men try to revive corpses. One of the men kills the other. He leaves the country and works to perfect his reviving potion. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Things in the Coffins," art by Joe Sinnott; A drifter takes a job as cemetery caretaker, but when he notices that none of the tombstones have names, he digs one up only to uncover a buried invasion force from Pluto. "A Man of Decision" text story. "Mission to Mars!", art by Ed Goldfarb; In 2253 a diplomatic mission is sent to Mars to trade for food as Earth has been ravaged by atomic war; All of the men take their mission very seriously, except the young pilot who is kind of a class clown; He has a doll which resembles the captain and he makes it do a silly dance but the other men find no humor in his antics. "Russia!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Sam Kweskin; As Anastatia Romanov lies dying, she remembers the events of the Russian revolution and the execution of her family, along with the curse of Rasputin that if harm were to come to him Russia would be ruined. "Come In!", art by Vic Carrabotta; A young man about to enlist visits a fortune teller as he wishes to know if he will be killed in war; The fortune teller gazes into her crystal ball and tells him no, and he is relived until she hands his money back. "The Fat Man," art by Bob Fujitani; The ship's cook and two sailors are stuck on a life raft that reaches an island; The native chief lets the two skinny sailors go, but puts the obese cook in a caldron, as he is quite fat from eating food he hoarded from his comrades. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Mickey Klar Marks, Jim Adams and Al Fago. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Dirty Dog plots to loot the treasures of Atlantis, so Super Cat infiltrates the crew of his ship to stop him. Spunky the kangaroo determines to become a professional boxing kangaroo like his famous relatives. Canaries Bill and Koo try to cool off their house and accidentally capture a con man. Super Cat in Atlantis; Spunky: Monkey Business!: The Sleepy Squirrel! Jocko: A Narrow Escape!: The Kangaroo Game; Blow-Gun Fishing; Bill and Koo: The Ice Bike. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Luckiest Boy in the World!, pencils by John Sikela; A newspaper does a feature on lucky people and decides Clark Kent is the luckiest boy alive, because of all his close shaves with death. The Man Who Defeated Superboy!, pencils by John Sikela. Give Your Pet All the Breaks! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer. Heroes on Land and Sea! text page. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Boy Who Proved the Impossible!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Alan tries to prove Clark is not Superboy so that Lana will go out with him instead. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Lex Barker photo cover. "The Precious Poison," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan must find a cure for the swamp fever that has afflicted Dr. Mervin. "Boy Goes Hunting," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy saves Wanda Newland when she is captured by Itombe and M'Basa. "The Mark of Evil," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan tracks down a terrorist sect that is killing any native that is friendly with foreigners. "Kaino's Skill" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo track Nagopa thru the tunnels under the city. Wheaties ad with George Kell of the Boston Red Sox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Bob Lubbers and Dick Van Buren, Colorized Lex Barker Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, Colorized Lex Barker Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Mike Sekowsky, Mike Peppe, Cal Massey and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Orphaned teen Hilda moves in with his married brother, but soon the wild parties are getting out of hand. College student Cathy tries to make herself look older to attract grad student Ken. In a story that reflects its era, high school student Mandy starts dating teacher Rex, who's only a few years older, but it's still pretty dicey. Spicy pre-Code cover with more great figure work by Baker. Asking for Trouble; My Other Self; More Luck Than I Deserved; They Called Me Teacher's Pet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 23 - November 9th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra on the cover, and takes a look at "The Secret Story of Red China's Dope Queens." 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 25, November 23rd, 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. Features a Mara Lane Cover, a pictorial on "The Cult of Wicked Women" including Marilyn Monroe and Eartha Kitt, and Doris Day's Calamity Jane. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Mighty Mouse's foe The Claw turns mice into mousicles as a treat for cats. Heckle and Jeckle set out get the reward for catching a jewel thief, using Dopey Dog as bait. Sourpuss and Gandy find themselves adrift at sea. Mighty Mouse: The Deep Freeze Gang; Gandy Goose: Amateur Doctor; Dinky: Butting Billy; Heckle and Jeckle: The Eye of India; Gandy Goose: Fools Afloat. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by Harry C, Knode. Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 40 pages B&W.

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Volume 37, Issue 11 - November, 1953. Mary Martin and Charles Boyer photo cover. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "The Time of the Cuckoo" by Arthur Laurent, The X in the Actor" by Maurice Zolotow, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bob Forgione. "Hansel and Gretel," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; A young couple is forced to spend the night at a ghoulish witch's house. "The Glitter of Evil," script by Carl Memling, art by Sid Check; Pearl diver Craig Mandeville starts robbing pearls from natives until they trick him and send him underwater to meet his deserved fate in the form of a giant octopus. "Smog Over Shoreville" text story. "Beyond the Past!", art by Lou Morales; A professor tries out an encantation from the infamous "Necronomicon." "Deep Freeze," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; An arctic military expedition stumbles upon a primeval monster living under the ice and is killed instantly. "Blind Vengeance," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; The gambler Leslie Carter kills the caretaker of his fortune to get his hands on all the money. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Copy does not include 3-D glasses. St. John pioneered 3-D comics during the 1950s 3-D craze. A revolution in Atlantis leads to an attack on the surface world that begins with a tidal wave, and brings Mighty Mouse out fighting. The Claw has a new formula that spells doom for mousekind, unless the Mouse of Steel has anything to say about it. Cats from space want to capture an Earth mouse for a Martian zoo, but they'll regret picking Mighty Mouse. Plus an explanation of how 3-D works, and instructions for using 3-D glasses. Even some of the ads are in 3-D. The Terror of the Deep; Mysterious Formula; Solar Pirates. 36 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Copy includes original 3-D glasses. St. John pioneered 3-D comics during the 1950s 3-D craze. A revolution in Atlantis leads to an attack on the surface world that begins with a tidal wave, and brings Mighty Mouse out fighting. The Claw has a new formula that spells doom for mousekind, unless the Mouse of Steel has anything to say about it. Cats from space want to capture an Earth mouse for a Martian zoo, but they'll regret picking Mighty Mouse. Plus an explanation of how 3-D works, and instructions for using 3-D glasses. Even some of the ads are in 3-D. The Terror of the Deep; Mysterious Formula; Solar Pirates. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Copy includes original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and others. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. Con man Benedict Bogus sells worthless property to the Stooges, telling them it's the site of a gold mine. In another story, Bogus enlists the Stooges in his latest swindle, a circus. The Stooges get locked in a store at closing, on the same night Shnook and his gang are planning a burglary. Plus a vintage ad for the first cartooning course from comics legend and instructor Joe Kubert, offering lessons in creating 3-D comics. Gold in Them Thar Teeth; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Magic Page; The Three Stooges. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and others. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. Con man Benedict Bogus sells worthless property to the Stooges, telling them it's the site of a gold mine. In another story, Bogus enlists the Stooges in his latest swindle, a circus. The Stooges get locked in a store at closing, on the same night Shnook and his gang are planning a burglary. Plus a vintage ad for the first cartooning course from comics legend and instructor Joe Kubert, offering lessons in creating 3-D comics. Gold in Them Thar Teeth; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Magic Page; The Three Stooges. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.